Ok, so you've got a hot ride that leaves black marks a block long on the pavement. Your running 0.60 over on the bore, aluminum heads, a beefy cam, you've ported and polished everything you can, and you're running a spark hot enough to scorch the nose of a dragon.

So, what are you feeding that monster?

Personally, I'm a bit of a tree hugger, so I'm a big fan of TPI. However, on race day, there's nothing quite like a big honkin', normally asperated, double pumper to launch your butt down the 1/4 mile.

So, what are you using? Are you a tree hugger like me? Are you a old school pounder running a huge Holly? Or, are you an "in the middle" maveric running one of those Hi-Po 4 bbl. TPI units? Why did you make the choice you did?

4brl is alot less hassle and expense. It seems runnin efi on old rod's is becoming all the rage tho. I think it depends on the rest of the car really.. If you roll up in a 65' fastback with stock suspension/brakes/ect. but have a 5.0 under the hood with a load of high tech goods an a blower.. that's kinda lame. If it has some swaybars, drop springs, urethane bushings, huge front/rear disc's, and a nice set of kicks then yea.. an up to date motor looks right at home.

Personally give me a 67' Z with a stock driveline but some suspension goods sittin on 17" wheels an im happy

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I'm with you on this one. It's more about the total package and what your design goals are. For the classic ride I want to build, nothing but a 4 bbl will do, but for the sleeper, all around performer, TPI all the way.

Personally i have always been a fan of the Tunnel Ram not just for the shock and awe of a big hunk of chrome hanging out from the hood, but this thing performs like a BEAST is all i can say, works perfect with a nice 3200 stall and poof!! look out holeshot hahahaha.

That is a sharp car for sure, my dad was always a Olds fan, my first car was a limited edition 77 Olds Cutlass"Dakotan" built for ND and SD winters which came in handy as i live in SD. nothin special took the old 350 out and put a nice 1970 455 in it, all stock as i was broke and in high school but sure was fun for what it was. I now have a nice fairly well built 1981 malibu with a aluminum headed 406 roller motor, tunnel ram and lots of other goodies. Been in a wheelchair from a motorcycle accident for 10 years now, and its fun to pull into the handicapped spots with it and have people stare at me until i unload my wheelchair from the backseat hahahahaha. Im easily amused apparently.Brett B.

LOL! That's great! Glad to see you've made the best out of what life has tossed your way.

I've always had a special place in my heart for Olds. If you couldn't tell by the 4-4-2 in the header.

My first Olds was a 1979 Cutlass Salon Brougham (Aeroback). The one that looked a bit like this. It had the 260 in³ Oldsmobile V8 in it. I think it had a 2bbl, but it's been so long ago that I don't remember. I paid $350 for it, I think. Second gear and reverse didn't work and the valve cover gasket leaked like crazy. Once caught fire on me. Thankfully, a nice Waffle House employee lent me a fire extinguisher to put out the fire before it was too late.

My second Olds was a 1984 Olds Delta 88 (4dr) with the 301 in³ and a vacuum assisted Quadrajunk on it. I paid $350 for that one as well. Dad and I yanked the vacuum setup and slapped on an old-school Quadrajunk on it. Ran better, but sucked gas like you wouldn't believe. Even had 2 accidents in that car and it was still quite drivable. That thing was a freakin' tank!

Neither of my Olds were muscle cars, by any stretch of the imagination, but they were cheep, drove like boats, and made one heck of a nice sound when you stomped on the accelerator. That was good enough for me at the time.